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PATENTED FEB/16,1904.

J. R. WALSH. BOWLING ALLEY. APPLICATION FILED JULY 14, 1903.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

N0 MOD EL.

No. 752,133. PATENTED. FEB. 16, 1904.

J. R. WALSH. BOWLING ALLEY.

APPLEOATIOR FILED JULY 14, 1903. NO MODEL. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Patented February 16, 1 904.

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In the" alley which is pins lead through openings in Application filed July 14, 1903. Serial No. 165,421. (in model.)

pit to a box 6 at the head of thealley, and the floor of the pit inclines to an opening over the residing at Jacksonchute, so thatall balls bowled into the pit will return to the head of the alley. The iioor'of zenofthe unites States, ville,""in theco'unty of Duval and State of Florida, have invented-certain new and useful 'mp olil ements in Bowlfiinggrilleys, of which it may be lifted to facfilitate 1L:iccess 11:10 the pinie' 0 owing is'a speci ca ion. erec ing mec anism t at is once Thisinv'ention relates to a portable bowl- A shaft 7 is supported transversely of the ing-alley which is so constructed that the balls which have been bowled will all return from side of the alley this shaft bears a sheave 8, the pitlto {alike headof tlle'alllff and all of t? wpunglabout wlgicl;I is C? ogrrill 9,1tl-hat leads-fie pins w ie 1 av e been knoo e over may e a ran e 10 at t e ea 0 t e a ey. ntt e other side of the alley this shaft bears a crank 11 with a pair of crank-pins 12. By the cord or by turning the crank-pins the shaft may be rotated. A spring 13 is connected with the shaft and with the shaft-support, so as to return the shaft to its normal position after it has been rotated by pulling the cord or turning the crank. Attached to the shaft are a number of sheaves let of different diameters, wound about which are cords 15, that lead through perforations in the floor of the alley and are attached to the lower ends of the pins 16. These cords may be made of rawhide, ca'tgut, orany other suitable material and may be attached in any suitable manner to the respective pins, which are preferably made in the ordinary shape of wood. The cords are preferably separated and provided with loops and buttons 17, so that the parts alley beneath the floor of the pit.

simultaneously setup in position by the player at the head of" the' alley or by an attendant at The obgect of the invention is to provide an easy to handla'and' convenient to use.

illustrated as embodyattached to the the alley-floor at the respective pin-spots to sheaves secured to" a shaft that maybe rotated from the head of the alley or from the pit for drawing the pin-cords taut and-causin g the pins which have been knocked over-to erectthemselves in their respective places.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a side elevation of the alloy with part broken away. Fig. 2

e same. Fig. 3 is a view, on

ing the invention strong cords is a plan of th larger scale, of the under side of the pit, end of the alley. Fig. i is a'longitudinal vertical section of the pit end of the alley, showing length of the cords adjusted when necessary.

the pin-cords drawn taut for erecting the pins. Sheaves 18 are provided to relieve the cords Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section, on slightly of friction, and the upper endsof the perforations through the floor are provided with eyelets 19, of hard wood, metal, or glass, to reduce the wear on the cords. The upper surfaces of the eyelets are preferably slightly relarger scale, illustrating the conditions of the cords of a pin erected and a pin that has been bowled into the pit; and Figs. 6 and 7 aredetail views of a button that may be used for facilitating the attachment of the pin-cords. The alley may he built of strips of wood in sections to facilitate transportation and covered with cloth to reduce noise when in use. Each side of the bowling-floor 1 is a gutter 2, outside'of which is a side wall 3 to prevent balls from leaving the alley. The gutters may incline toward the pit a, so that the balls which leave the floor will roll into the pit.

chute 5 inclines from somewhat beveled, so as to insure their standing erect upon the eyelets. The perforations are made through the floor of the alley at the proper pin-spots, and the cords have sufiicient slack to permit the pins to be knocked from their positions into the pit. The various pincord sheaves are soproportioned that the cords of the pins, which stand at diiferent' distances the pit is preferably hinged at one end, so that pulling ,80 may be disconnected when desired and the cessed, and the lower ends of the pins are p A beneath the floor of the l from the pit, will all be drawn taut simultaneby the foot of the attendant at the pit. preferredto connect the cord-sheaves with ously when the shaft with the sheaves are r0- tated by the hand-cord pulled by the player at the head of the alley or by the crankturned It is the shaft by means of a spiral spring 20, so that the sheaves will give when the pins are knocked over and the cords thus relieved of "any sudden jerks. I I 1 g The sides and end 21 at the 'pit end of the alley are preferably raised, so as to prevent the balls from bounding off from the alley, and these may, if desired, be padded to reduce the noise. 15.

The pins, whether one or all are bowled over'onto the floor or into the pit, may be in v stantly erected by pulling the cord at the head of the alley or by turning the crank at the pit with .the foot None of the balls can bound ofl from the alley, and all, whether they roll in the'gutter or continue on the floor into the pit, return to' the player at the head of the alley. f

The mechanisms described are ent lengths connecting the sheaves and-the pins the longer cords being attached to the larger sheaves, and means terminating at the head of the alley for rotating the sheaves and winding up the cords, substantially as specified.

2, A bowling-alley having movable pins,

4 sheaves of different diameters, a shaft supporting the sheaves, a spring connection be tween the sheaves and the shaft, flexible cords simple to 25 construct and all of the parts are yielding, so that there will be no breakage on account of' the varying lengths of. the pin-cords and the lVitnesses:

pins the longer cords being attached to the larger sheaves, loops and buttons connecting sectlons of the cords, and means terminating at the head of the alley for rotating the sheaves and winding up the cords, substantially as specified.

4. A bowling-alley having perforations through the bowling-floor at the pin-spots, movable pins,.sheaves of difierent diameter, cords of different lengths leading from the pins through the perforations to the sheaves, the longer cords being attached to the larger sheaves, mechanism for rotating the sheaves and drawing the cords taut and means terminating at the head of the alley for operating thel sheave mechanism, substantially as speci- 5. A bowling-alley having movable pins, a shaft extending transversely at the pit end of the alley, sheaves of'difi'erent diameters connected with the shaft, flexible cords of difierent lengths connected with the sheaves and leading through the perforations in the alley to the pins the longer cords being attached to the larger sheaves, means terminating at the head of the alley for rotating the shaft in one direction and Winding up the cords, and a spring for rotating the shaft in the opposite direction, substantially as specified.

JAMES R. WALSH.

JOHN S. MA WELL, Mono (3. NOLAN.- 

